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About Pandori Sheikhan Village

Pandori Sheikhan is a small village in Nakodar tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 125, made up of 67 males and 58 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 866 females per 1000 males. The village covers 217 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144623, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pandori Sheikhan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pandori Sheikhan village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Jalandhar
Tehsil Nakodar
Pincode 144623
Area (hectares) 217 hectares
Population 125
Male Population 67
Female Population 58
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 866
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pandori Sheikhan compares

By the 2011 count Pandori Sheikhan is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,176 residents. Its 217 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Pandori Sheikhan

Pandori Sheikhan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Pandori Sheikhan as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pandori Sheikhan from other places

Pandori Sheikhan lies about 22 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Pajian, about 9.6 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Pandori Sheikhan
Nearest railway station Pajian 9.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Nakodar 14 km
District headquarters Jalandhar 22 km

Villages closest to Pandori Sheikhan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nakodar tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Pandori Sheikhan

As per the Census of India 2011, Pandori Sheikhan village had a population of 125. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,176 residents.

Pandori Sheikhan village has 67 males and 58 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pandori Sheikhan has about 866 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Pandori Sheikhan is 144623. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pandori Sheikhan covers 217 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Pandori Sheikhan falls under Nakodar tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Pandori Sheikhan is Pajian, about 9.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Pandori Sheikhan.

Pandori Sheikhan is about 22 km from Jalandhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pandori Sheikhan is in Nakodar tehsil of Jalandhar district. Pajian is about 9.6 km away. Nakodar is about 14 km away. Jalandhar is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khiwa (1.7 km), Rahimpur (3.4 km) and Baupur (3.9 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Pandori Sheikhan today is likely to be higher.

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